Feminist. Humanitarian. Bangladeshi-Canadian. Following policy & advocacy on global issues, inc gender justice. Work at Global Affairs Canada. Tweets my own.
CSO colleagues Dr. Keith Noble and Gray Barrett met with @GAC_Corporate in Ottawa to discuss conflict data collection and analysis.
Director General Ulric Shannon and his team at the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program are valued partners in our collaborative efforts to #promotestability.
Exactly. The misconception that affirmative action meant unqualified people have been admitted into college solely because of their race was never true and is quite frankly an ignorant interpretation. Thank you @joyannreid for setting the record straight and sharing your truth!
It's been about 6 months since I started a job in government.
The learning curve can be steep at first — especially if you're unfamiliar with the parlance of bureaucrats.
For the uninitiated, here's a 🧵 with some commonly used phrases and what they mean in plain English:
Thanks to @PnPCBC for the substantive interview. Ukrainians want both peace and justice and the international community is dedicated to pursuing multiple paths to accountability. https://t.co/xEBn6bZdrC
🚨 In 2021, the United Nations verified almost 24,000 grave violations against children.
📄 Our latest report explores the future of the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda.
🔎 What are the trends driving humanitarian need this year?
⚠️ Why do they matter now?
❓What can be done?
Some ideas on what to do differently so future years might look just a little bit better
https://t.co/gmxohZXB67
Today I asked the federal and Ontario governments how much they've spent on vaccine ad campaigns this fall. I got two very different responses. Feds on the left, province on the right.
#cdnpoli#onpoli
India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday and it’s putting climate at the top of the group’s priorities. https://t.co/RXdfH7uMlZ
Protests are sweeping Iran & women are burning their hijabs after the death last week of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest by the “morality police”. Human rights groups say at least 8 have been killed. Last night, I planned to ask President Raisi about all this and much more. 1/7
Today on #PeaceDay@IntDialogue reflected on past & future to shape our new vision.
3 areas of focus:
🔘Refreshed perspective on conflict, fragility & development
🔘Operationalize key #peacebuilding & #statebuilding agendas
🔘Conflict sensitive & sustainable #resourcing4peace
We are lagging behind on #prevention and #peacebuilding policies.
On #PeaceDay2022 hear from partners with decades of experience on how we can make progress and how platforms like @IntlDialogue can support.
Register👉https://t.co/dIH1hQAu6N
Memo to staff: In the future when copying colleagues in emails, and this particularly applies when copying leadership team, please do so in descending order of seniority.
So at the #UNSC, it looks like Ukraine may be seeking to challenge Russia's membership in the UN. Is this possible? He was specifically asking about legal memos from December 1991, which presumably focused on Russia being the successor state to the USSR. 1/